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Hexham

/ˈhɛksəm/

Hexham proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England; historically the county town of Hexhamshire (OS grid ref NY9363).

Proper noun

Hexham

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England; historically the county town of Hexhamshire (OS grid ref NY9363).
  2. A suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A town in the Shire of Moyne, western Victoria, Australia.

Origin of Hexham

From Middle English Hexham, a contraction of Middle English Hestaldesham, Exseldesham, Extoldesham, Hestalasham, Hestoldesham, all variants of Old English Hagustaldeshām (“Hexham”), from Old English Hagustaldes (“Hagustald's”, personal name), from Old English hagosteald (“owner of a fenced-in plot of land, one living in his lord's house, an unmarried man, bachelor, young warrior”) + hām (“home, village, farmstead”). Compare also Hagustaldesēa (“Hexham”, literally “Hagustald's Island”).

Words formed from Hexham

Questions about Hexham

What does Hexham mean?
Hexham means a market town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England; historically the county town of Hexhamshire (OS grid ref NY9363).
What part of speech is Hexham?
Hexham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hexham?
Hexham is pronounced /ˈhɛksəm/.

Words near Hexham in the dictionary

  1. hexes
  2. hexestrol
  3. hexethal
  4. hexetidine
  5. hexfoil
  6. Hexham
  7. Hexhamshire
  8. Hexi
  9. Hexi Corridor
  10. hexi stove
  11. hexi stoves

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